Clinical & Operations Manager

Lyra Health; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health solutions provider is seeking a Clinical Operations Manager to oversee and grow operations in Australia and New Zealand. Responsibilities include managing clinical services, recruiting staff, and ensuring compliance with global standards. Candidates should have a MA in Psychology, relevant registrations, and extensive experience in clinical operations and management. This position is fully remote, offering flexibility in work hours.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years’ experience in Wellbeing/EAP, specifically in Clinical Operations.
• More than 3 years management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow AUS/NZ operations to ensure clinical services are provided.
• Recruit and manage staff within the operational team.
• Analyze the operational functioning of the business and provide reports.

Skills

Fluent in English

Good business and financial acumen

Good operational insight

Hard working

Flexible

Driven

Education

MA Degree in Psychology

Registration with Psychological Boards in Australia

Job description

Overview

About Lyra Health

Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

This is a fully remote role.

Hours: Standard Australia business hours: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the AUS/NZ operations to ensure that clinical services are provided to the WFMH customers in AUS/NZ.
• Work closely with the local partner to deliver clinical services.
• Work closely with Lyra International to ensure that all clinical service requirements from our WFMH customer base are met.
• Grow our affiliate footprint in AUS/NZ.
• Recruit and develop a tailor-made customized affiliate network throughout Australia and New Zealand.
• Recruit and manage all staff within the operational team.
• Ensure that our clinical services are delivered in line with our global standards and within the SLAs of customers.
• Work with the Global Governance Manager to ensure that clinical standards are upheld and meet the required standards.
• Develop and maintain all necessary governance, training, clinical protocols, and operational manuals and documents.
• Maintain and develop a good working relationship with our local Clinical Partner to ensure that structured counselling and CI events are effectively delivered.
• Must be able to analyze the operational functioning of the business and provide regular management reports and metrics.
• In addition to the various clinical and management responsibilities, the successful candidate would need to act as the Public Office for Lyra Australia. This will entail the signing of legal documents and acting as the company representative in any engagement with the Australian Taxation Office and other government authorities.
• Please note that this job specification is not exhaustive and will be reviewed as the role develops. Several pre-employment checks are prerequisites prior to hiring external applicants e.g. criminal checks, reference checks, past employment history checks, ID verification, qualification verification, residence and credit checks.

Minimum level of experience required (including any industry-specific experience)

• MA Degree in Psychology
• Registration with the appropriate Psychological Boards in Australia i.e. Psychological Board of Australia (PsyBA); Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or the Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
• More than 5 years’ experience in Wellbeing/EAP, specifically in Clinical Operations.
• More than 3 years management experience.

Minimum skillset required

• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Good business and financial acumen.
• Good operational insight.
• Hard working, flexible and driven.

About You

• Ability to manage and support clinical and administrative staff and provide supervision as and when required.
• Strong operational management skills including resource planning and forecasting.
• Ability to work within a team and manage a team under pressure.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Computer literacy including familiarity with case management and telephony/chat systems.
• Must be able to develop training documents / presentations and facilitate the necessary clinical training.
• Must be able to engage with customers and support client services with client engagements.
• Must have a client service orientation.
• Good Clinical understanding and ability to manage risk.
• Good time management ability.
• Business and commercial awareness.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.

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